ELE 403 Practicum Teaching I_ Reflection on Teaching_Evaluation Criteria

Student Teacher Name: Melike Ünal Gezer & Servet Ceylan Date: 02.12.2019

Write a very brief reflection on your first official teaching considering your lesson plan process and your teaching setting
(classroom size, students, topic you teach etc.). Critically reflect on your teaching by finding answers to the following questions:
-Short description of your teaching (teaching setting, topic you taught, class size and grade etc.)
-What was good and bad about the experience? What did you feel went well or not in your teaching? How do you know it went well?
-What sense could you make of the situation overall? What else could you have done?

PROFICIENCY LEVEL : A2 Level

STUDENTS’ AGE : 15
GRADE : 9th Class
CLASS SIZE : 30
SCHOOL : Mimar Kemal Anatolian High School

In my third internship presentation, I explained superlative and comparative to 9th grade students. The
students' level is A2 level and class size is 30 people. It was very advantageous to have a smart board that
students could use in the classroom, because when I thought about how to make it fun for children, I came up
with the idea that I could tell it indirectly to the students with a rap-song about superlative and comparative.
Since there were 30 students in the class and the width of the class was not too big, it was like a very narrow
space in the classroom. When the children spoke too loudly, my voice was not going to the back of the class
and that was a problem for me. Since I couldn't adjust the tone and volume of my voice during the lesson, I had
to make one-on-one explanation to the students sitting in the back row. When I opened the song to the students,
I witnessed that they all listened in an enjoyable way. I was very careful to choose a song that suits the level of
the children, and in this song, I gave out where the students paid more attention and tried to learn through the
worksheet. Before I opened a rap-song to the students, I thought of how to enter the topic which is superlative
and comparative in an interesting way. I showed my photos of my friends, my cousins and my grandmother to
the students on the smart board. I caught the attention of the children by comparing and superlative with the
people in these pictures and they all listened to me curiously. When I realized that even my own friends were
curiously looking at the pictures on the board, I motivated myself as if I was on the right track and this made
me very happy. All the activities I prepared were all in one concept including homework. Inspired by the
characters in the first rap-song about superlative and comparative I showed, I prepared activities for the
students according to their level. After distributing the activities to the students, I helped the students who didn't
understand by walking around the class and helping the students asking questions to understand and students try
to answer the questions. I'm very happy when students ask me questions and I feel good because they ask me
questions to learn something. When I answer their questions and tell them something, I can see the joy in all of
their eyes, and it makes me more enthusiastic to see it. Overall I would say that my teaching went well, but
since it was only the last lesson, the students were comfortable and it made it difficult for me to silence them in
class. The students in the back row talked a lot and I couldn't control the class. We continued to teach with the
front row students. I wanted to give the different students the right to speak, but most of the students were
hesitant to come on the board and write down the answers to the questions, so I couldn't insist on them. The
same students always answered the questions. I could not forcibly remove the other students, so I checked the
answers of those students during class. I even had to raise my voice several times during the class and told the
students that I was still in the class. I never wanted to shout at the students, but when Servet got feedback from
the teacher, he told me it wasn't a problem to shout at the class. And even when he said it was the best I could
do, I was relieved because I felt bad because I shouted at the students. Other than that, I had no problems or
difficulties in the class.
Written content Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Unsatisfactory
Lesson plan organization/design: 20 16 12 8 4
 Main points are clear and well developed;
used time well Comments: The main points were clear and understandable
 Content of activities is well developed for the students. All activities were prepared according to
considering assigned topic and language the level of the students. The rap-song I chose for the
focus activities caught the attention of the students. The
 Coherence and unity across objectives,
objectives to be achieved by the activity were achieved
activities, activity purpose, assessment, and
materials correctly and effectively in the classroom. A suitable
 Lessons are planned that incorporate a assignment was given to evaluate the students.
variety of appropriate activities

Creativity: 5 4 3 2 1
 Shows personalization, resourcefulness and Comments: All of the activities came out of my creativity
originality and I developed the activities to make them better for the
students.
Purpose: 5 4 3 2 1
 Rationale for each activity was well- Comments: Each activity had its own goals and did not go
developed (purpose)
beyond these goals. While implementing the activities, I
checked the effect of the activity objectives on the students.

Delivery (Teaching) Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Unsatisfactory

1. I lead the class with well-prepared 10 8 6 4 2
activities, effectively and
appropriately present planned Comments: I couldn't lead the students in the best way because there
activities. was a chaos in the classroom, especially in the last minutes and I had
difficulty in controlling the students. But the activities were prepared
in the most appropriate way.
2. The objectives of the lesson is Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Unsatisfactory
clear to the students. 5 4 3 2 1
Comments: There were situations where some objectives were not clear
for students, so I had to explain specifically to the students.
3. I have an open and approachable Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Unsatisfactory
relationship with students (engage 10 8 6 4 2
with students/ responses to
questions/create interaction Comments: It was a teacher-focused lesson that wasn't much of a
between Sts and Sts). student-to-student dialogue within the classroom. Sometimes, when
students went to the board to write the answer to the question, there
was a teacher-to-student conversation.
4. The language I have used in the Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Unsatisfactory
class is fluent, accurate, and
understandable for the students and 10 8 6 4 2
their language level (Clear, steady Comments: There was always noise in the classroom, and my tone was
voice with good pace). not clear and loud, so it was not very descriptive for the students. I
tried to be open by telling them one by one while I was walking around
with the students.
5. I effectively and appropriately give Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Unsatisfactory
class instructions. 5 4 3 2 1
Comments: I gave instructions to the students in a descriptive way, but I
had to go to the students in a special way to explain some unclear
points in the classroom.
 6. I show resourcefulness, Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Unsatisfactory
personalization, flexibility, 5 4 3 2 1
originality while teaching. Comments: While I’m teaching in the classroom, I showed my
performance in resourcefulness, personalization, flexibility, and
originality way.
7. I check students’ understanding Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Unsatisfactory
using informal assessment
5 4 3 2 1
techniques (asking questions or
observing student work). Comments: I constantly checked whether the children understood the
activities and made sure that the unclear points were clear.

8. I provide regular, clear and Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Unsatisfactory

accurate feedback to students on
5 4 3 2 1
their performance in the class.
Comments: In the class, the students received feedback from me during
and after the activities. Many students asked me questions during
activities, and I explained to them, I made them think where they were
wrong, and then I helped them find the answers to their own questions.
9. I use appropriate materials and Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Unsatisfactory
technology including the effective 10 8 6 4 2
use of classroom materials (when
necessary and appropriate). Comments: The materials used in the classroom were completely at the
level of the students.
10. I use the time effectively. Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Unsatisfactory
5 4 3 2 1
Comments: We made good use of time with the students. I finished all
my activities in a very comfortable time.

Total Grade 86/100

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